{"id":2328906,"date":"2024-08-22T00:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T04:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-revels-in-high-school-coaching-days-while-accepting-vp-nod-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T00:35:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T04:35:10","slug":"tim-walz-revels-in-high-school-coaching-days-while-accepting-vp-nod-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-revels-in-high-school-coaching-days-while-accepting-vp-nod-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz revels in high school coaching days while accepting VP nod &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-walz-revels-in-high-school-coaching-days-while-accepting-vp-nod-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2328906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In his speech at the Democratic\u200c National Convention, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz formally \u2063accepted the nomination for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-state-2024-race-shapes-up-as-candidates-vie-to-replace-katie-porter\/\" title=\"California&#039;s 2024 race intensifies as contenders compete for Katie Porter&#039;s seat.\">vice \u200bpresident<\/a>, \u200butilizing his background as a teacher and football coach to connect\u200b with the audience. His address\u2063 was energetic, \u2064featuring multiple sports references that\u2063 resonated with the \u200ddelegates, who chanted &#8220;Coach Walz&#8221; and displayed supportive\u2064 signs. Walz spoke candidly about his family struggles with infertility, highlighting\u2064 his wife Gwen \u200cand their children, expressing deep love and gratitude towards them. He\u200c also took the opportunity to criticize former President Donald Trump, suggesting that even \u200dteenagers could teach him lessons in\u2062 leadership. Despite facing controversy regarding his \u200bmilitary service record, as rival Senator J.D. Vance has raised accusations\u2064 against him, Walz firmly defended his military background, professing pride in \u2062his service. His speech effectively combined personal anecdotes with political messaging, creating a rallying \u2062point \u200bfor Democrats.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tim Walz makes case for Harris and himself in high school pep rally-style DNC speech<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1735305\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CHICAGO &mdash;<\/strong> Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" title=\"Tim Walz\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) heavily touted his background as a teacher, football coach, and former member of the U.S. Army National Guard during his prime-time Wednesday night speech to formally accept the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic\">Democratic<\/a> vice presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Walz, who was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fired-football-coach-sues-school-officials-for-retaliation-over-political-differences\/\" title=\"Fired Football Coach Sues School Officials for Retaliation Over Political Differences\">high school football coach<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-five-straight-years-the-pulitzer-prizes-have-rewarded-misinformation\/\" title=\"For Five Straight Years, The Pulitzer Prizes Have Rewarded Misinformation\">made multiple references<\/a> and puns to the sport throughout his speech and was frequently met with &ldquo;Coach Walz&rdquo; chants. Delegates on the convention floor waved &ldquo;Coach Walz&rdquo; signs and his former players wearing their jerseys also took the stage. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, I coached high school football long enough to know, trust me on this, when somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they&rsquo;re going to use it,&rdquo; Walz said, referring to Project 2025, an agenda created by the conservative organization Heritage. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But he also emphasized his family during his speech, recounting his and his wife&rsquo;s struggles with infertility and calling his family his &ldquo;entire world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It took Gwen and I years, but we had access to fertility treatments and when our daughter was born, we named her Hope. Hope, Gus and Gwen, you are my entire world and I love you,&rdquo; Walz said.<\/p>\n<p>Walz&rsquo;s son, Gus Walz, could be seen crying and yelling &ldquo;that&rsquo;s my dad&rdquo; during his father&rsquo;s remarks. <\/p>\n<p>Walz has been embroiled in controversy in recent days after his wife, Gwen, released a statement detailing their use of intrauterine insemination. Walz had previously stated in March that he and his wife used a procedure known as in vitro fertilization when they were struggling to have children.<\/p>\n<p>Walz jabbed at former President Donald Trump multiple times during his speech as well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, when I was teaching every year, we&rsquo;d elect a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-sex-offender-is-running-for-student-body-president-at-a-community-college-this-isnt-a-first\/\" title=\"A Sex Offender Is Running For Student Body President At A Community College. This Isn\u2019t A First.\">student body president<\/a>. And you know what, those teenagers can teach Donald Trump a hell of a lot,&rdquo; Walz said.<\/p>\n<p>Walz was formally nominated by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ben Ingman, a former student and next-door neighbor of the Minnesota governor.<\/p>\n<p>Since being tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s No. 2, Walz&rsquo;s time in the Army National Guard has been heavily scrutinized. Walz&rsquo;s Republican rival, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), has accused the Democratic vice presidential nominee of lying about his military record and abandoning his unit before it was deployed to Iraq when he retired to run for Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris, she gets really mad, when I bring up the stolen valor of her running mate but let me tell you why it matters every single person here understands why this matters,&rdquo; Vance said during a campaign stop. &ldquo;Here&rsquo;s the record on Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, he dropped out of the military and allowed his unit to go to Iraq without him. He knew they were going to Iraq, he lied about it, but he knew they were going to Iraq.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, second from right, poses with his wife Gwen Walz, from right, son Gus Walz and daughter Hope Walz after speaking during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the controversy, in his remarks, Walz touted his military service, saying he joined when he was 17 years old and that he &ldquo;proudly wore our nation&rsquo;s uniform for 24 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz served 24 years in the Army National Guard before retiring in 2005 just months before his unit got the official order it would be deploying to Iraq. Republicans have accused him of abandoning his unit, and a few members of his unit have publicly expressed resentment that Walz retired when he did.<\/p>\n<p>Controversy about what rank Walz held when he retired has also circulated, as Walz and his allies have inaccurately claimed he retired as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-ignored-warnings-about-withdrawing-troops-from-afghanistan-military-leaders-say\/\" title=\"Military leaders say the Biden administration disregarded Afghanistan troop withdrawal warnings.\">command sergeant major<\/a>. Walz held the rank of command sergeant major before retiring, however, he did not complete the necessary requirements needed for the position and was reverted back to master sergeant for benefits purposes upon his departure.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s campaign website once described Walz as a &ldquo;retired<strong> <\/strong>command sergeant major,&rdquo; but has since been updated. In a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X9QsR6Ydl3E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a> played Wednesday to introduce her husband, Gwen Walz recounted his military service, saying he &ldquo;served 24 years in the National Guard, rising to command sergeant major.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1735305\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735305\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Walz advocates for both himself and Kamala Harris in a high-energy DNC speech reminiscent of a high school pep rally. Speaking in Chicago, the Minnesota governor highlighted his experiences as a teacher, football coach, and former U.S. Army National Guard member while formally accepting the Democratic vice presidential nomination on Wednesday night. Throughout his address, he made several football references and puns, prompting chants of &#8220;Coach Walz&#8221; from delegates who waved signs bearing that name. His former players also joined him on stage to show their support.<\/p>\n<p>Walz shared personal stories about his family, discussing the challenges he and his wife faced with infertility and expressing how much they mean to him. He mentioned their daughter\u2019s birth after years of fertility treatments, naming her Hope: &#8220;Hope, Gus and Gwen are my entire world,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>His son Gus was visibly emotional during the speech, shouting &#8220;that\u2019s my dad.&#8221; Recently, Walz has faced scrutiny following a statement from Gwen detailing their use of intrauterine insemination; earlier this year he had mentioned using in vitro fertilization.<\/p>\n<p>Walz took jabs at former President Donald Trump during his remarks as well: \u201cWhen I was teaching every year we\u2019d elect a student body president&#8230; those teenagers can teach Donald Trump a lot,\u201d he quipped. He was nominated by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) alongside Ben Ingman\u2014a former student and neighbor.<\/p>\n<p>Since being selected as Kamala Harris&#8217;s running mate, Walz&#8217;s military service has come under fire from Republican opponents like Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), who accused him of misrepresenting his military record by leaving his unit before it deployed to Iraq when he retired to run for Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these controversies surrounding his military background\u2014where some have claimed that members of his unit felt abandoned\u2014Walz defended himself by stating that he proudly served 24 years in uniform starting at age 17 before retiring in 2005 just months prior to deployment orders for Iraq were issued.<\/p>\n<p>Questions have also arisen regarding the rank held by Walz upon retirement; while it is claimed that he retired as command sergeant major due to not completing necessary requirements for that position before reverting back to master sergeant status for benefits purposes upon leaving service. His campaign website previously described him inaccurately but has since been updated following scrutiny over these claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2328907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tim-Walz-DNC-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38912,36113,38913],"class_list":["post-2328906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-high-school-coaching","tag-tim-walz","tag-vp-nomination"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tim-Walz-DNC-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}